Q: The old farm house we just moved into has hard wood floors, and whatever type of coating they used is peeling and scratches easily. Any idea what kind of coating they used?
When the coating peels away it is kind of sticky.
A: Sounds like they may have tried applying varnish over top of a waxed floor.
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